Matthew 20:3
And he went out at the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the market-place:
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,
In Context
2And he contracted with the labors for a denarius a day: and sent them into his vineyard.
4and he said to them, Go ye also into my vineyard, and what is right I will give you;
Cross References
Matthew 11:16But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like to children, that sit in the marketplace and call to their associates,
Mark 15:25And it was the third hour when they crucified him.
Acts 17:17And in the synagogue he spoke with the Jews, and with those that feared God, and in the market-place with them who daily assembled there.
Hebrews 6:12and that ye faint not; but that ye be emulators of them who by faith and patience have become heirs of the promise.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 20:2-17
The Labourers in the Vineyard. 1 For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard. 2 And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. 3 And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace, 4 And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way. 5 Again he went out about the sixth and… Read the whole commentary →